Bolivian nurses have not yet incorporated the scientific method and taxonomies into nursing care. This qualitative study aims at understanding the meaning that faculty and nursing professionals from the Department of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia) attribute to the nursing process. Data collection was performed through interviews and participant observation. The analysis was performed using t...

N Nu ur rs si in ng g H Ho om me e Q Qu ua al li it ty y I In nd di ic ca at to or rs s: : T Th he ei ir r U Us se es s a an nd d L Li im mi it ta at ti io on ns s The views expressed herein are for information, debate, and discussion, and do not necessarily represent official policies of AARP. FOREWORD The question of how to measure and improve the quality of care in nursing homes has challeng...

Evidence-based medicine was first proposed in the early 1990s as a means of integrating clinical expertise with the best evidence from research. It has recently gained a foothold in nursing, where despite calls for a broad and nursing-oriented definition of what should count as evidence, it appears to be propounding the randomized controlled trial (RCT) as the gold standard. This paper challeng...

Women usually describe breastfeeding as a period of high physical and emotional distress. The objective of this study is to understand the perception that nursing mothers' supported in a Primary Health Care Clinic located in the city of São Paulo have about their quality of life (QL). This is an exploratory qualitative study. Participants were 202 nursing mothers, who answered the Instrument of...

Women usually describe breastfeeding as a period of high physical and emotional distress. The objective of this study is to understand the perception that nursing mothers' supported in a Primary Health Care Clinic located in the city of São Paulo have about their quality of life (QL). This is an exploratory qualitative study. Participants were 202 nursing mothers, who answered the Instrument of...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological research is seen by many to have immense value in helping to determine the health of populations and in helping to plan and determine health service policy. Despite this it seems to be poorly understood and greatly underused by the nursing profession. CONCLUSION Epidemiological studies can potentially offer considerable benefits to the way nurses incorporate health-...

The new developments in computer technology are changing the way training professionals look at computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Nursing educators and practitioners can plan on CAI capabilities that will be both possible and economical as well as within the reach of most organizations. Health care delivery may not be in a position to forego multimedia training as part of its repertoire. In ...

Lung cancer is the most common malignant tumour in Poland and first cause of death
 among oncological diseases. This article presents main factors causing lung cancer, course
 disease health consequences. The important nursing problems have been identified,
 taking into account individual plan. Nursing actions were proposed to adapt patient
 new situation, improve his physic...